Why Things Bite Back: Technology And The Revenge Of Unintended Consequences

If computers really eliminate paperwork, why is the office recycling bin always overflowing? Why are the lines before the bank's ATMs often longer than the ones at the tellers' windows? Anyone who has ever pondered those questions will delight in Why Things Bite Back, a perceptive, provocative, and wryly funny look at the frustrating "revenge effects" of our most vaunted technologies.Edward Tenner's book is rich in examples of backfiring innovations: from "low tar" cigarettes that drive smokers to smoke more to antibiotics that breed new, resistant strains of bacteria. More important, Tenner shows us what we must do to survive in a world where -- despite technology's advances -- "reality is always gaining on us".Tenner, Edward is the author of 'Why Things Bite Back: Technology And The Revenge Of Unintended Consequences' with ISBN 9780613913928 and ISBN 0613913922.